Entries are now closed for 2026. Entries open each year from April 1-June 30.\

Having an entry fee is very common practice in Advertising & Marketing Award Shows. We put them in place to avoid spam and low-quality entries and allow us to put this whole thing together. Everyone pays the exact same fees, so you don’t need to worry about favoritism (which, if you already know us, you probably don’t!)

The Reelies is only accepting entries from the U.S. and Canada residents, 21 and up. All our jury speaks English. If you want to submit a Reel in a different language, I recommend you create a new version of your Reels with English subtitles and post it again before entering.

All Reels will be judged fairly and have the same chance to win, purely based on the categories they enter.

Number of followers and the performance of the Reel when posted will not be considered.

Our winners will be announced in an amazing in-person ceremony and red carpet on September in Atlanta, GA. Get your ticket to attend here!

Winners will get a beautiful trophy that they can receive on stage in our red carpet ceremony in Atlanta or receive via mail.

Finalists will also be awarded a Finalist Award Certificate that they can pick up at the event.

The live event in Atlanta is held in a beautiful vintage movie theater, The Plaza Theater. Dress your best to take photos on the red carpet and come mingle with other 300 business owners (great chance to meet your Instagram besties IRL). We will have an amazing host entertaining us between winner announcements and winners will be invited to hop on stage to collect their award and take photos.

Yes! Atlanta is an easy city to visit. We have the biggest airport in the world, which means direct flights to most major cities! The Reelies will be hosted at the Plaza Theater in the Ponce-Highlands neighborhood. For lodging we recommend Hotel Clermont, which is only a few blocks away and was made for a photo op.

In case you want to opt for an AirBnB, neighborhoods that are close and good to stay at are Old Forth Ward, Virginia Highlands, Inman Park, Midtown. Downtown has lots of hotel options (10 minute drive to the event).

As much as we’d love to have you at The Reelies in person, we understand not everyone can travel to Atlanta or be available on that day.

Winners that aren’t present to receive their award on stage will receive their trophy via mail.

You can absolutely bring a date to the event. You can come with your significant others, come with friends, meet your biz besties for the first time, bring your team as a treat to celebrate the good work and boost morale. Whoever you bring, they will have a blast! And if you come alone, I bet you will meet even more new people!

We will have a group of expert jurors voting on 5 finalists per category. The winner will be picked by popular vote. So if you’re a finalist, make sure to spread the word and share the link for people to vote for you!

Don’t worry, we will share all this with you via email when we announce the finalists!

The Reelies is brought to you by Your Social Team, founded by Manu Muraro.

Before starting Your Social Team, Manu had a long career in Creative and Marketing, including 15 years at Cartoon Network.

Fun fact: Manu has also worked as a freelancer producer for The Oscars and Golden Globes broadcasts at TNT.

During that time, Manu attended, judged and won several award, which was very beneficial to her both as a morale booster and a competitive advantage.

Now she wants to bring these same benefits and excitement to solopreneurs, small business owners and creators, industries that are not included in traditional award shows.